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]] A 200 metre race is a sprint

Sprint (race)

Sprints are short running races in athletics . They are roughly classified as events in which top runners will not have to "pace themselves", but can run as fast as possible for the entire distance....
running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. To most trained runners, this is a pure power race. A slightly shorter race, called the Stadion and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the Ancient Olympics.

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World record

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for 200 m has a higher average speed than that for 100 m.

In the United States

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and elsewhere, athletes previously ran the 220-yard

Yard

A yard is a Units of measurement of length in several different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units....
dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m, though the distance is now obsolete. The standard adjustment used for the conversion from times recorded over 220 yards to 200 m times is to subtract 0.1 seconds, but other conversion methods exist.

It is often a faster race than the 100 m, and attracts runners from that event who wish to double up and claim both titles. This feat has been achieved nine times at the Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....
, most recently by Jamaica's

Jamaica

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt Order of Distinction is a Jamaican Sprint . Bolt holds the Olympic Games and World records in athletics for the 100 metres at 9.69 seconds, the 200 metres at 19.30 seconds and, along with his teammates, the 4 x 100 metres relay at 37.10 seconds, all set at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
in 2008. An Olympic double of 200 m and 400 m was first achieved by Valerie Brisco-Hooks

Valerie Brisco-Hooks

Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks won three gold medals as an Olympic Games track and field Athletics at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics....
in 1984, and later by Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson (athlete)

Michael Duane Johnson is a retired United States Sprint . He won four Olympic Games gold medals and was crowned IAAF World Championships in Athletics nine times....
from the United States

United States

Marie-José Pérec

Marie-Jos? P?rec is a France athletics , specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and a triple Olympic Games champion.She was born in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe and moved to Paris when she was 16 years old....
of France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
both in 1996.

The men's world record holder is Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008....
. The women's world record holder is Florence Griffith-Joyner

Florence Griffith-Joyner

Florence Griffith-Joyner , also known as Flo-Jo was an United States Athletics athlete.Griffith was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in the Jordan Downs, Los Angeles, California public housing complex....
of the United States

United States

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....
. The reigning Olympic champions are Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt Order of Distinction is a Jamaican Sprint . Bolt holds the Olympic Games and World records in athletics for the 100 metres at 9.69 seconds, the 200 metres at 19.30 seconds and, along with his teammates, the 4 x 100 metres relay at 37.10 seconds, all set at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
and Veronica Campbell-Brown, both of whom are from Jamaica

Jamaica

Centripetal force

The centripetal force is the external force required to make a body follow a curved path. Hence centripetal force is a kinematic force requirement, not a particular kind of force like gravity or electromagnetism....
during the bend phase. Consequently the middle and outer lanes are preferred.

All-time fastest 200 m athletes

Only the fastest time for each athlete is listed.

Men

Updated 3 October 2008.

Rank	Res.	Wind	Athlete	Date	Location
1.	19.30	−0.9	Usain Bolt Usain Bolt Usain Bolt Order of Distinction is a Jamaican Sprint . Bolt holds the Olympic Games and World records in athletics for the 100 metres at 9.69 seconds, the 200 metres at 19.30 seconds and, along with his teammates, the 4 x 100 metres relay at 37.10 seconds, all set at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	20 August 2008	Beijing Beijing is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
2.	19.32	+0.4	Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (athlete) Michael Duane Johnson is a retired United States Sprint . He won four Olympic Games gold medals and was crowned IAAF World Championships in Athletics nine times....	1 August 1996	Atlanta
3.	19.62	−0.3	Tyson Gay Tyson Gay Tyson Gay is an United States track and field athletics Sprint . His primary events are the 100 metres and 200 metres. His personal bests establish him as third fastest athlete in the history of the 100 and 200 meter races, with times of 9.77 and 19.62 seconds respectively....	24 June 2007	Indianapolis
4.	19.63	+0.4	Xavier Carter Xavier Carter Xavier Carter is an United States professional track and field athlete. He attended Louisiana State University and was a star on the track and field team as well a member of the American Football team....	11 July 2006	Lausanne Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French language-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing ?vian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west....
5.	19.65	±0.0	Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon, Jr., is a Sprint athlete who specialises in the 200 metres. Spearmon is a graduate of Fayetteville High School and currently attends the University of Arkansas, where he competed collegiately for two seasons before turning pro....	28 September 2006	Daegu Daegu Daegu , also spelled Taegu , officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon....
6.	19.68	+0.4	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a Namibian former Athletics , the first and so far only Olympic Games medalist of his country.Born in Windhoek, Frankie Fredericks was awarded a scholarship at Brigham Young University in the United States in 1987....	1 August 1996	Atlanta
7.	19.69	+0.9	Walter Dix Walter Dix Walter Dix is an American Sprint who attended Florida State University and is a member of Phi Beta Sigma. He is an eight-time NCAA champion, winning outdoor titles in the 100 metres , the 200 metres , and the 4 x 100 meter relay and indoor titles in the 200 m ....	26 May 2007	Gainesville Gainesville, Florida Gainesville is the largest city in ? and county seat of ? Alachua County, Florida, Florida, United States. Gainesville is also home to the University of Florida, which is the largest university in the State University System of Florida and the List of largest United States universities by enrollment in the United States....
8.	19.72	+1.8	Pietro Mennea Pietro Mennea \|-\|- bgcolor="#cccccc" align=center! colspan="3" \| EAA European ChampionshipsPietro Paolo Mennea is an Italy former sprinter and politician, who was the 1980 Moscow Olympic 200 metre Champion, and also held the 200 m world record for 17 years....	12 September 1979	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
9.	19.73	−0.2	Michael Marsh	5 August 1992	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
10.	19.75	+1.5	Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton Lewis is a retired American Athletics athlete who won 10 Olympic Games medals including 9 golds, and 10 IAAF World Championships in Athletics medals, of which 8 were golds, in a career that spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and subsequently retired....	19 June 1983	Indianapolis
10.	19.75	+1.8	Joe DeLoach Joe DeLoach Joseph Nathaniel DeLoach is a former United States sprinter, the 1988 Olympic Games champion in the 200 m.Born in Bay City, Texas into a family with 11 sisters and one brother, enjoyed running at a young age, and desired to become a American football player, but later set his mind to sprinting....	28 September 1988	Seoul Seoul Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...

Women

Updated 3 October 2008

Rank	Res.	Wind	Athlete	Date	Location
1.	21.34	+1.3	Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner , also known as Flo-Jo was an United States Athletics athlete.Griffith was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in the Jordan Downs, Los Angeles, California public housing complex....	29 September 1988	Seoul Seoul Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
2.	21.62	−0.6	Marion Jones Marion Jones Marion Lois Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson , is an United States former world champion Athletics . She won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia but has since agreed to forfeit all medals and prizes dating back to September 2000 after admitting that she took performance-enhancing drugs....	11 September 1998	Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Joburg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the province Capital of Gauteng the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa....
3.	21.64	+0.8	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey is a Jamaican-born, Slovenian track and field Athletics . Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides....	13 September 1991	Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
4.	21.71	+0.7	Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch is a former Sprint Athletics ....	10 June 1979	Karl-Marx-Stadt
4.	21.71	+1.2	Heike Drechsler Heike Drechsler Heike Gabriela Drechsler n?e Daute is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines....	29 June 1986	Jena Jena Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. With a population of 103,000 it is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt....
6.	21.72	+1.3	Grace Jackson Grace Jackson Grace Jackson is a retired Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and 200 metres.She reached the 100m and 200m finals in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympic Games and the 200m final in Barcelona in 1992 clear evidence of her consistent high achievement at the very top of the sport....	29 September 1988	Seoul Seoul Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
6.	21.72	−0.1	Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired Sprint Athletics , one of the greatest of her generation and an Olympic gold medalist from the United States. She was born in Decatur, Georgia....	15 August 1992	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
8.	21.74	+0.4	Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr Marlies G?hr was an East Germany Athletics , the winner of the 100 metres at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years....	3 June 1984	Erfurt Erfurt Erfurt is a city in central Germany. It is the Capital of the state of Thuringia with a population of 202,929 . Erfurt is located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of N?rnberg and 180 km SE of Hannover....
		+1.2	Silke Gladisch-Möller	3 September 1987	Rome Rome Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
		−0.6	Veronica Campbell-Brown	21 August 2008	Beijing Beijing is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....

Olympic medalists

Men

1900 Paris Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three track and field athletics events were contested. 117 athletes from 15 nations competed. In many countries, due in part to the conflagration of the Olympic Games and the World's Fair in Paris, the media discussed only the athletics events under the "Olympic" name while ignoring the incredible variety of ot...
1904 St. Louis Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested, all for men only.Multi-event competitions, the decathlon and triathlon, were introduced for the first time....
1908 London Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England, twenty-six athletics events were contested, all for men only.Each nation was allowed to enter up to 12 competitors in most of the events....
1912 Stockholm Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.The athletics programme had grown by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics....
1920 Antwerp Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920....
1924 Paris Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.Medal summaryMedal table...
1928 Amsterdam Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 Athletics events were contested. The competition was held on a 400 meter track and would become the standard for athletics tracks in the future....
1932 Los Angeles Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 km walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games....
1936 Berlin Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games....
1948 London Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Four events made their Olympic debut at these Games: men's 10 km walk, women's 200 metres, women's long jump and women's shot put....
1952 Helsinki Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 968 participating athletes from 58 countries....
1956 Melbourne Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries....
1960 Rome Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 73 countries....
1964 Tokyo Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games....
1968 Mexico City Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 Athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries....
1972 Munich Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries....
1976 Montreal Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in Athletics . There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries....
1980 Moscow Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1....
1984 Los Angeles Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries....
1988 Seoul Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries....
1992 Barcelona Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992....
1996 Atlanta Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries....
2000 Sydney Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries....
2004 Athens Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the Athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the Racewalking , and the shot put ....
2008 Beijing Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium....

Women

1948 London Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Four events made their Olympic debut at these Games: men's 10 km walk, women's 200 metres, women's long jump and women's shot put....
1952 Helsinki Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 968 participating athletes from 58 countries....
1956 Melbourne Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries....
1960 Rome Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 73 countries....
1964 Tokyo Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games....
1968 Mexico City Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 Athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries....
1972 Munich Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries....
1976 Montreal Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in Athletics . There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries....
1980 Moscow Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1....
1984 Los Angeles Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries....
1988 Seoul Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries....
1992 Barcelona Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992....
1996 Atlanta Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries....
2000 Sydney Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries....	vacant
2004 Athens Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the Athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the Racewalking , and the shot put ....
2008 Beijing Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium....

World Championship medalists

Men

1983	Calvin Smith Calvin Smith Calvin Smith is a former Sprint Athletics from the United States. He is a former World Record holder in the 100 metre sprint, and was twice World Champion over 200 metres.... (USA)	Elliott Quow Elliott Quow Elliott Quow is a retired track and field Sprint from the United States, who won the silver medal in the men's 200 metres at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics.... (USA)	Pietro Mennea Pietro Mennea \|-\|- bgcolor="#cccccc" align=center! colspan="3" \| EAA European ChampionshipsPietro Paolo Mennea is an Italy former sprinter and politician, who was the 1980 Moscow Olympic 200 metre Champion, and also held the 200 m world record for 17 years.... (ITA)
1987	Calvin Smith Calvin Smith Calvin Smith is a former Sprint Athletics from the United States. He is a former World Record holder in the 100 metre sprint, and was twice World Champion over 200 metres.... (USA)	Gilles Queneherve Gilles Quénéhervé Gilles Qu?n?herv? is a retired France sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome he won the silver medal in a time of 20.16, which still stands as a French record.... (FRA)	John Regis John Regis (athlete) John Lyndon Regis Order of the British Empire is a retired England Athletics . He mainly competed in the 200 metres and was the first British athlete to run under 20 seconds for the distance.... (GBR)
1991	Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (athlete) Michael Duane Johnson is a retired United States Sprint . He won four Olympic Games gold medals and was crowned IAAF World Championships in Athletics nine times.... (USA)	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a Namibian former Athletics , the first and so far only Olympic Games medalist of his country.Born in Windhoek, Frankie Fredericks was awarded a scholarship at Brigham Young University in the United States in 1987.... (NAM)	Atlee Mahorn Atlee Mahorn Atlee Anthony Mahorn is a retired Canadian Sprint .AchievementsExternal links... (CAN)
1993	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a Namibian former Athletics , the first and so far only Olympic Games medalist of his country.Born in Windhoek, Frankie Fredericks was awarded a scholarship at Brigham Young University in the United States in 1987.... (NAM)	John Regis John Regis (athlete) John Lyndon Regis Order of the British Empire is a retired England Athletics . He mainly competed in the 200 metres and was the first British athlete to run under 20 seconds for the distance.... (GBR)	Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton Lewis is a retired American Athletics athlete who won 10 Olympic Games medals including 9 golds, and 10 IAAF World Championships in Athletics medals, of which 8 were golds, in a career that spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and subsequently retired.... (USA)
1995	Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (athlete) Michael Duane Johnson is a retired United States Sprint . He won four Olympic Games gold medals and was crowned IAAF World Championships in Athletics nine times.... (USA)	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a Namibian former Athletics , the first and so far only Olympic Games medalist of his country.Born in Windhoek, Frankie Fredericks was awarded a scholarship at Brigham Young University in the United States in 1987.... (NAM)	Jeff Williams (USA)
1997	Ato Boldon Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon is a former track and field athletics from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic Games medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals.... (TRI)	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a Namibian former Athletics , the first and so far only Olympic Games medalist of his country.Born in Windhoek, Frankie Fredericks was awarded a scholarship at Brigham Young University in the United States in 1987.... (NAM)	Claudinei da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian Sprint competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.... (BRA)
1999	Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene now retired, is an United States former Sprint in athletics , who holds several world records and Olympic medalists in athletics .... (USA)	Claudinei da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian Sprint competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.... (BRA)	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November, 1978 in Nigeria and a Portugal citizen since 2001, is a former Sprint Athletics specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres.... (NIG)
2001	Konstantinos Kenteris Konstantinos Kenteris Konstantinos Kenteris, also spelled as Konstadinos Kederis is a Greece athletics . He won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics but withdrew from the 2004 Summer Olympics held in his home country after a Doping violation.... (GRE)	Christopher Williams Christopher Williams (sprinter) Christopher Williams is a Jamaican sprinter.Williams is best known for winning the silver medal in the 200m at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.... (JAM)	Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford is an American Sprint Athletics from the United States. He competes over in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. He won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m.... (USA)
2003	John Capel John Capel John Capel Jr. is an United States of America Sprint . He is also a retired American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League .... (USA)	Darvis Patton Darvis Patton Darvis Patton is an United States of America Sprint Athletics .A very versatile athlete, Patton competed at both the long jump and triple jump in his High School and College days but now concentrates his time around the 200 metres and 100 metres events.... (USA)	Shingo Suetsugu Shingo Suetsugu Shingo Suetsugu is a Japanese sprinter. Suetsugu won a bronze medal in the 200 metres event at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in a time of 20.38 seconds.... (JPN)
2005	Justin Gatlin Justin Gatlin Justin Gatlin is an American Sprint . He is an Olympic gold medalist, with a 100 m personal best of 9.85 seconds. He is currently serving a four year ban from track and field for testing positive for a banned substance; Gatlin had appealed the ban earlier this year, but it was later denied.... (USA)	Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon, Jr., is a Sprint athlete who specialises in the 200 metres. Spearmon is a graduate of Fayetteville High School and currently attends the University of Arkansas, where he competed collegiately for two seasons before turning pro.... (USA)	John Capel John Capel John Capel Jr. is an United States of America Sprint . He is also a retired American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League .... (USA)
2007	Tyson Gay Tyson Gay Tyson Gay is an United States track and field athletics Sprint . His primary events are the 100 metres and 200 metres. His personal bests establish him as third fastest athlete in the history of the 100 and 200 meter races, with times of 9.77 and 19.62 seconds respectively.... (USA)	Usain Bolt Usain Bolt Usain Bolt Order of Distinction is a Jamaican Sprint . Bolt holds the Olympic Games and World records in athletics for the 100 metres at 9.69 seconds, the 200 metres at 19.30 seconds and, along with his teammates, the 4 x 100 metres relay at 37.10 seconds, all set at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... (JAM)	Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon, Jr., is a Sprint athlete who specialises in the 200 metres. Spearmon is a graduate of Fayetteville High School and currently attends the University of Arkansas, where he competed collegiately for two seasons before turning pro.... (USA)

Women

1983	Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch is a former Sprint Athletics .... (GDR)	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey is a Jamaican-born, Slovenian track and field Athletics . Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides.... (JAM)	Kathy Smallwood-Cook (GBR)
1987	Silke Gladisch Silke Möller Silke M?ller, n?e Gladisch is a Germany track and field athlete, who in the 1980s competed for East Germany as one of the best female sprinters in the world.... (GDR)	Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner , also known as Flo-Jo was an United States Athletics athlete.Griffith was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in the Jordan Downs, Los Angeles, California public housing complex.... (USA)	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey is a Jamaican-born, Slovenian track and field Athletics . Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides.... (JAM)
1991	Katrin Krabbe Katrin Krabbe Katrin Krabbe is a female athlete who competed for the German Democratic Republic and Germany thereafter. She represented the GDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.... (GER)	Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired Sprint Athletics , one of the greatest of her generation and an Olympic gold medalist from the United States. She was born in Decatur, Georgia.... (USA)	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey is a Jamaican-born, Slovenian track and field Athletics . Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides.... (JAM)
1993	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey is a Jamaican-born, Slovenian track and field Athletics . Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides.... (JAM)	Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired Sprint Athletics , one of the greatest of her generation and an Olympic gold medalist from the United States. She was born in Decatur, Georgia.... (USA)	Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athletics .She first competed in the Sprint events, winning two Olympic Games medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 Summer Olympics whilst representing the Unified Team.... (RUS)
1995	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey is a Jamaican-born, Slovenian track and field Athletics . Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides.... (JAM)	Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athletics .She first competed in the Sprint events, winning two Olympic Games medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 Summer Olympics whilst representing the Unified Team.... (RUS)	Galina Malchugina Galina Malchugina Galina Malchugina is a retired sprinter from Russia. Competing for the Soviet Union relay race team, she won medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.... (RUS)
1997	Zhanna Pintusevich-Block Zhanna Pintusevich-Block Zhanna Pintusevich-Block is a Sprint who has competed in the Olympic Games.She was born in Nizhyn, Ukraine. Her 100m personal best time of 10.82s was set in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on August 6, 2001.... (UKR)	Susanthika Jayasinghe Susanthika Jayasinghe Susanthika Jayasinghe is a Sprint Athletics specializing in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She was born in Atnawala, Sri Lanka.Brought up in a poor family in a small village 60 kilometres north of Colombo, where running spikes cost more than the average month's wage, Susanthika had no access to proper sports equipment or coach es.... (SRI)	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey is a Jamaican-born, Slovenian track and field Athletics . Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides.... (JAM)
1999	Inger Miller Inger Miller Inger Miller is a track and field Sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is the daughter of Lennox Miller, an Olympic champion runner from Jamaica.... (USA)	Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald is a Jamaican Sprint . Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.... (JAM)	Merlene Frazer Merlene Frazer Merlene Frazer is a Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She also competed on the successful Jamaican 4 x 100 metres relay team, and was on the Olympic silver medal team in 2000 .... (JAM) Andrea Philipp Andrea Philipp Andrea Philipp is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 22.25 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville.... (GER)
2001	Marion Jones Marion Jones Marion Lois Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson , is an United States former world champion Athletics . She won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia but has since agreed to forfeit all medals and prizes dating back to September 2000 after admitting that she took performance-enhancing drugs.... (USA)	Debbie Ferguson Debbie Ferguson Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is a Bahamas Sprint Athletics .Ferguson attended St Andrew's School - Nassau, Bahamas in Nassau, Bahamas and graduated in 1994.... (BAH)	LaTasha Jenkins LaTasha Jenkins LaTasha Jenkins is a former United States athletics . Having won international medals on the 200 metres only, she won a silver medal at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.... (USA)
2003	Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Alexandrovna Kapachinskaya is a Sprint Athletics .At the International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in 2004 she won the 200 m, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol.... (RUS)	Torri Edwards Torri Edwards Torri Edwards is an United States Sprint . She was a rising young star in 100 metres and 200 metres, winning an Olympic medal in 4×100 metres relay in Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.... (USA)	Muriel Hurtis Muriel Hurtis Muriel Hurtis-Houairi is an track and field from France.She specialises in the 200 metre sprint and 4x100 metre relay events. In the 2004 Summer Olympic Games she failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 200 metres.... (FRA)
2005	Allyson Felix Allyson Felix Allyson Felix is a athletics Sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 metres. She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist and a two-time Track and field athletics World Championship gold medalist in that event.... (USA)	Rachelle Boone-Smith Rachelle Boone-Smith Rachelle Boone-Smith is an United States of America Sprint athlete.She won the 200 metres silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.... (USA)	Christine Arron Christine Arron \|-Christine Arron is a athletics sprint athlete, competing internationally for France. She has run the third fastest time for the 100m in history, but many consider her the fastest legal runner of all time.... (FRA)
2007	Allyson Felix Allyson Felix Allyson Felix is a athletics Sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 metres. She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist and a two-time Track and field athletics World Championship gold medalist in that event.... (USA)	Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)	Susanthika Jayasinghe Susanthika Jayasinghe Susanthika Jayasinghe is a Sprint Athletics specializing in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She was born in Atnawala, Sri Lanka.Brought up in a poor family in a small village 60 kilometres north of Colombo, where running spikes cost more than the average month's wage, Susanthika had no access to proper sports equipment or coach es.... (SRI)